Haqq
/hɑːk/noun
An Arabic term meaning truth, reality, justice, or a rightful claim, used especially in Islamic theology and Sufism.
Did you know?Al-Ḥaqq, “The Truth” or “The Real,” is one of the traditional 99 Names of God in Islam.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-q-q
“A root associated with being true, firm, established, or valid”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥaqq
“Truth, reality, right, justice, or a rightful claim”
7th Century
Quranic Arabic
al-ḥaqq
“The Truth or The Real, also used as a divine epithet”
Medieval Islamic Philosophy
Arabic
al-Ḥaqq
“Ultimate Reality or God, especially in theological and Sufi writings”
20th Century
English
haqq
“A transliterated Islamic and Arabic philosophical term for truth, reality, or rightful claim”